Choffy: Have You Heard of It?

Sorry guys, it's coffee time again. Well, sort of.

Some people are too hardcore for coffee. Or else coffee is too hardcore for them. The high levels of caffeine and bitterness of roasted coffee beans can be too much for people. But you still need a pick-me-up amirite?

So there's this thing called Choffy. It's pure cacao (that's chocolate) that you brew in a French press just like coffee. It is supposed to be healthier and easier on the system and yet deliver a caffeine kick so potent that it rivals coffee in its ability to get you on your feet and moving.

Naturally, I received a bag of the stuff for Valentine's day.

First of all, it brews like a dream. It smells heavenly the moment you open the bag, and the second the boiling water hits the grounds it turns deep chocolatey brown. And smells so good.

Caveat: It did gum up the strainer in my French press just a little. The grounds were a little coarser than how I grind my coffee, and I am guessing that chocolate in any form is sticky. But this was a minor issue that in no way prevented me from brewing and imbibing the beverage.

After I waited with ants in my pants for it to steep, and then be stirred, then steep some more, I tasted it. It is bitter. Very bitter. If you don't like the bitterness of coffee, then do not drink Choffy without doctoring it up a little.

That being said, doctoring this stuff up works a treat! A little sugar and cream and we had a 100% delicious hot beverage on our hands! And if you don't like the bitterness of coffee (like my husband) this is the way to go, because unlike coffee, which, even after adding cream and sugar still has that coffee taste, this transformed from bitter to Best Hot Chocolate I Have Ever Had, with just a little sweetener.

So, the moment of truth: how did the kick in the pants work compared to coffee? I did not notice any significant increase in my jolt. But it definitely worked at least as well as my usual morning coffee.

Then, because I am brilliant, I conceived of the idea to do half coffee and half Choffy one morning. Voila! Cafe Mocha! It was delicious. And, purportedly, nutritious. But I have to be honest, I don't really care as much about that.

Choffy will probably not completely replace coffee in my life. But it is delicious and definitely effective, and I would absolutely recommend trying it. It will probably be the next big thing.

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